NOT the UVic Strategic Plan

What are some signs that governance is in trouble at a university? Naturally one might expect rumblings about strengthening the faculty asso...

Let me tell you a story. At UVic, the members of the UVic Faculty Association fund their own LTD plan, jointly with UVic members of the Pr...

In general, I've had very positive feedback from my colleagues about this blog, both from colleagues at my university and from those wh...

I'm not the least bit happy about getting into this subject: indeed, I'm not happy any time that I find myself compelled to say thin...

Today and tomorrow, I'll be attending some (maybe all!) of the events being hosted by the UVic Faculty Association to talk about unioni...

Times are awful everywhere in the humanities , we keep reading. Anyone who has ever been part of a newspaper story recognizes the often-larg...

Note: This blog represents my personal views. As I've said before, I'm not writing on behalf of the Faculty Association in this or ...